Covering Hurricane Fiona
On October 10, 2022 by jmwebThe 2 story hotel I was staying at was also the hotel many hydro crews were staying at. When I went down to the lobby early in the morning, many were standing about. The winds were about 70-80km an hour so I went out for a drive. I didn’t see much so went back to the hotel and chatted with the hydro workers. As time went on, the winds picked up and were around 100-110km an hour. About the speed of a good ol’ nor’easter.
The rest of the day, I’d end up sticking close to the hotel where winds were around 110km an hour while I was in very frequent communication with the Reuters team assigned to this story.
As the day went on, a little bit of damage picked up in Stephenville. As the eye was just over Iles de la Madeleine (Quebec), the sun peaked out through the clouds.
Meanwhile, down the road in Port aux Basques, things were the opposite. The small coastal town was being devastated by Hurricane Fiona. Between Port aux Basques and me, was a community called Wreckhouse.
Wreckhouse would be home to the 2nd highest winds of this storm at 177km an hour. Locals tell stories of a wind storm that actually tipped a train over, when trains were operating on the Island.
I would head down to Port aux Basques bright and early the following day, September 25. Next page.
